Pranaav /Sikki, Ruthvika & Siril enter SF of Russia GP

MIXED DOUBLES pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra/ Sikki Reddy move a step closer to winning the title as they enter the semi-finals of Russia Open Grand Prix. The second seeds defeated Aleksandr Vasilkin/ Kristina Virvich 21-10 21-8. They will next face Anatoliy Yartsev/ Evgeniya Kosetskaya.

Men's singles shuttler Siril Verma continues his winning run against top seeds. This time he defeated 8th seed Zulhelmi Zulkiffli. His next opponent is Anatoliy Yartsev in the semis.

Ruthvika Shivani was the only shuttler to move ahead in the semis as Tanvi Lad was ousted. Ruthvika defeated Elena Komendrovskaja 13-21 21-10 21-17. While Tanvi was defeated by Evgeniya Kosetskaya 21-16 21-19.

On the other hand, women's doubles pair Jakkampudi/Poorvisha Ram ousted by Tatjana Bibik/Elena Komendrovskaja 21-14 13-21 21-18.